Police at the scene where the woman plunged 14 floors to her death in Surfers Paradise. Pic: Luke Marsden Source: News Limited
Warriena 'Rrie' Tagpuno Wright in a Facebook photo. Source: Supplied
SHE came to the Gold Coast to watch two friends make a lifelong promise of love.
But just days later, Warriena "Rrie" Tagpuno Wright was dead, plunging 14 storeys from the highrise balcony of a man she had only just met on an online dating network.
That man, Gable Tostee, 28, has engaged a lawyer and remains the focus of an intensive investigation.
TINDER TRAGEDY: They met online, then she was dead
Ms Wright, a passionate animal rights advocate and the daughter of a Christian church deacon, was on the Gold Coast for a wedding, travelling from her home in New Zealand's Lower Hutt region for a fortnight-long adventure with her Australian friends.
She was only days away from boarding a plane home to her family when she organised to meet Mr Tostee through dating app Tinder.
Warriena 'Rrie' Tagpuno Wright, 26, of Lower Hutt, New Zealand, died after falling 14 storeys from a Surfers Paradise high-rise. Source: Supplied
Ms Wright, 26, was seen with Mr Tostee on the balcony of his Avalon apartment in Surfers Paradise drinking and talking on Thursday night.
Police are still trying to piece together exactly what happened next.
As Ms Wright's body was formally identified yesterday, her friends could barely describe their loss.
Savana Lesa was with Ms Wright in her final days, hanging out on the Gold Coast beaches and climbing Q1.
"Though my heart aches for you and my mind is still adjusting to the fact you are gone I will always cherish the best moments I have had with you while you were here," she wrote on Facebook. "I will never forget you my dearest friend who I love and keep close to my heart forever."
Edwina Ulberg, who accompanied Ms Wright to Seventh Day Adventist church services near Wellington when they were teenagers, was shocked to hear what had happened to her "quiet but lovely" friend.
"She was really quiet, petite, and she was really nice. I'm just pretty shocked at the moment."
Neighbours reported hearing a disturbance and at 2.30am the following morning, a woman's scream was heard as Ms Wright fell.
A woman who saw her fall called police and by the time they arrived, Mr Tostee was gone. He handed himself into police later that morning.
Detectives questioned the Gold Coast man and released him without charge.
Gable Tostee, 28, was released without charge after questioning by police. Source: Supplied
Police said Ms Wright, a talented aspiring photographer, went to the wedding the weekend before her death.
Her Facebook page is a virtual scrapbook of a fun-filled Aussie holiday.
Days ago she was photographed holding a giant python at the iconic Australia Zoo, laughing as the reptile wrapped itself around her neck. A day earlier she had posted a skydiving picture, taken over an expanse of aquamarine ocean.
She had also scaled Q1, one of the world's tallest buildings.
Ms Wright was a passionate animal rights activist who once wrote to the New Zealand Parliament appealing for tougher penalties for animal cruelty offenders.
"This is something I strongly believe in, and seeing how people in New Zealand treat animals has truly made me ashamed of this country," she wrote in a post added to the Government's website in 2013.
"When I see an animal in pain, to me it's exactly the same as seeing a child in pain.
"If someone murders an animal or tortures an animal I believe their punishment should be the same as if they had done this to a child."
Her Facebook page was littered with passionate posts about the environment.
"Stop littering, you're killing this planet!" she wrote above a post about a whale dying from ingesting plastic."
Her passion for animals was shared by her younger sister Reza, whose social media pages are filled with photographs of the two women with their treasured pet dogs.
The death sparked a warning from renowned Australian child and adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg for people to avoid using the Tinder app.
"Clearly people on Tinder aren't always who they say they are, so there's always that whole 'anybody can be anybody on the internet' concern," Dr Carr-Gregg said.
"In my mind it's terribly superficial. It's based entirely on appearance. There's no depth to it and my advice would be to stay as far away as possible from it."
Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have any information which could assist the investigation to contact Gold Coast police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Additional reporting Herald on Sunday
Warriena 'Rrie' Tagpuno Wright was on the Gold Coast for a wedding. Source: Supplied
Skilled artist has forgery form
HE WAS described by his lawyer as "partially autistic", suffering from a severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and having such a talent for making counterfeit money that he stunned federal investigators.
Gold Coast self-described "superhero" Gable Tostee is the only person who can tell police what happened to New Zealand tourist Warriena Tagpuno Wright.
Mr Tostee, 28, was gone when police arrived at the Avalon apartment building in Surfers Paradise early Friday morning, minutes after a witness called to say she had seen a woman fall 14 floors to her death.
Mr Tostee fronted a police station hours later and was questioned before being released without charge.
The talented artist was only a teen when he came to police attention in 2004, found to be the mastermind of a sophisticated fake 18+ ID racket that earned him and two mates $30,000.
But it was a reproduction of a $50 note found on his computer that shocked police. Mr Tostee was said to have "exceptional skills" in art and had been meticulous in ensuring the fake IDs were of a high quality.
He pleaded guilty to forgery, possessing an instrument for making counterfeit money and beginning to make counterfeit money. Mr Tostee was given a good behaviour bond for his role as manager of the "business".
Judge John Newton decided against recording a conviction.
"(Mr Tostee) has extraordinary talents that must be harnessed in such a manner to ensure the products of his abilities are not illicit," he said.
Avalon apartment complex residents said Mr Tostee kept to himself and was rarely seen in the building.
The former Somerset College student met Ms Wright through dating app Tinder. She was seen drinking and talking with him on his balcony before neighbours reported a disturbance.
Another image of Gable Tostee from FaceBook. Source: Supplied
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